The requested details for my Department during the periods in question are set out below.
2010
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Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Micheál Martin, T.D.
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Grade/Position
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Location
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Number
|
Remuneration
|
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Executive Officer
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
1.00
|
Executive Officer PPC Standard Scale €30,516 – €47,975 per annum
|
|
Personal Assistant
|
Cork
|
1.00
|
Secretarial Assistant Scale €22,023 – €42,122 plus a 10% Attraction Allowance
|
|
Personal Secretary
|
Cork
|
1.00
|
Executive Officer Standard Scale €29,024 – €45,616 per annum
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
0.80
|
Clerical Officer Higher Scale €23,042 – €36,267 per annum
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
1.00
|
Clerical Officer PPC Salary Scale €23,177 – €37,341 per annum
|
Minister of State, Mr Dick Roche, T.D.
|
Grade/Position
|
Location
|
Number
|
Remuneration
|
|
Staff Officer
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
1.00
|
Staff Officer Standard Scale €33,070 – €43,906 per annum
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
1.00
|
Clerical Officer Higher Scale €23,042 – €36,267 per annum
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
1.00
|
Clerical Officer Higher Scale €23,042 – €36,267 per annum
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
0.80
|
Clerical Officer Standard Scale €22,015 – €35,515 per annum
|
|
Personal Assistant
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
1.00
|
Higher Executive Officer Standard Scale €43,816 – €55,415 per annum
|
|
Personal Secretary
|
Bray, Co. Wicklow
|
1.00
|
Secretarial Assistant Scale €22,023 – €42,122 plus a 10% Attraction Allowance
|
Minister of State, Mr Peter Power, T.D.
|
Grade/Position
|
Location
|
Number
|
Remuneration
|
|
Personal Assistant
|
Riverstone House, Limerick
|
1.00
|
Parliamentary Assistant Salary €38,760 – 49,035, plus a 10% Attraction Allowance
|
|
Personal Secretary
|
Limerick
|
1.00
|
Secretarial Assistant Scale €22,023 – €42,122 plus a 10% Attraction Allowance
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Riverstone House, Limerick
|
2.00
|
Clerical Officer PPC Scale €23,177 – €37,341 per annum
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Riverstone House, Limerick
|
1.00
|
Clerical Officer Standard Scale €22,015 – €35,515
|
2009
|
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Micheál Martin, T.D.
|
|
Grade/Position
|
Location
|
Number
|
Remuneration
|
|
Executive Officer
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
1.00
|
Executive Officer PPC Standard Scale €32,179 – €51,054 per annum
|
|
Personal Assistant
|
Cork
|
1.00
|
Secretarial Assistant Scale €23,182 – €44,727 plus a 10% Attraction Allowance
|
|
Personal Secretary
|
Cork
|
1.00
|
Executive Officer Standard Scale €30,566 – €48,504 per annum
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
1.80
|
Clerical Officer PPC Scale €24,397 – €39,558 per annum
|
Minister of State, Mr Dick Roche, T.D.
|
Grade/Position
|
Location
|
Number
|
Remuneration
|
|
Staff Officer
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
1.00
|
Staff Officer Standard Scale €34,941 – €46,655 per annum
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
2.00
|
Clerical Officer Higher Scale €24,255 – €38,397 per annum
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
0.50
|
Clerical Officer Standard Scale €23,174 – €37,584
|
|
Personal Assistant
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
1.00
|
Higher Executive Officer Standard Scale €46,558 – €59,097 per annum
|
|
Personal Secretary
|
Bray, Co. Wicklow
|
1.00
|
Secretarial Assistant Scale €23,182 – €44,727 plus a 10% Attraction Allowance
|
Minister of State, Mr Peter Power, T.D.
|
Grade/Position
|
Location
|
Number
|
Remuneration
|
|
Personal Assistant
|
Riverstone House, Limerick
|
1.00
|
Parliamentary Assistant Scale €41,092 – €52,200 plus a 10% Attraction Allowance
|
|
Personal Secretary
|
Limerick
|
1.00
|
Secretarial Assistant Scale €23,182 – €44,727 plus a 10% Attraction Allowance
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Riverstone House, Limerick
|
2.00
|
Clerical Officer PPC Scale €24,397 – €39,558 per annum
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Riverstone House, Limerick
|
1.00
|
Clerical Officer Standard Scale €23,174 – €37,584
|
From 7 May 2008 to 31 December 2008
|
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Micheál Martin, T.D.
|
|
Grade/Position
|
Location
|
Number
|
Remuneration
|
|
Executive Officer
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
1.00
|
Executive Officer PPC Standard Scale €32,179 – €51,054 per annum
|
|
Personal Assistant
|
Cork
|
1.00
|
Secretarial Assistant Scale €23,182 – €44,727 plus a 10% Attraction Allowance
|
|
Personal Secretary
|
Cork
|
1.00
|
Executive Officer Standard Scale €30,566 – €48,504 per annum
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
2.00
|
Clerical Officer PPC Scale €24,397 – €39,558 per annum
|
Minister of State, Mr Dick Roche, T.D.
|
Grade/Position
|
Location
|
Number
|
Remuneration
|
|
Staff Officer
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
1.00
|
Staff Officer Standard Scale €34,941 – €46,655 per annum
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
2.00
|
Clerical Officer Higher Scale €23,633 – €37,460 per annum
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
.50
|
Clerical Officer Standard Scale €23,174 – €37, 584 per annum
|
|
Personal Assistant
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
1.00
|
Higher Executive Officer Standard Scale €46,558 – €59,097 per annum
|
|
Personal Secretary
|
Bray, Co. Wicklow
|
1.00
|
Secretarial Assistant Scale €23,182 – €44,727 plus a 10% Attraction Allowance
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
1.00
|
Clerical Officer PPC Scale €24,397 – €39,558 per annum
|
Minister of State, Mr Peter Power, T.D.
|
Grade/Position
|
Location
|
Number
|
Remuneration
|
|
Personal Assistant
|
Riverstone House, Limerick
|
1.00
|
Parliamentary Assistant Scale €41,092 – €52,200 plus a 10% Attraction Allowance
|
|
Personal Secretary
|
Limerick
|
1.00
|
Secretarial Assistant Scale €23,182 – €44,727 plus a 10% Attraction Allowance
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Riverstone House, Limerick
|
2.00
|
Clerical Officer PPC Scale €24,397 – €39,558 per annum
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Riverstone House, Limerick
|
1.00
|
Clerical Officer Standard Scale €23,174 – €37,584 per annum
|
From 1 January 2008 to 6 May 2008
|
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Dermot Ahern, T.D.
|
|
Grade/Position
|
Location
|
Number
|
Remuneration
|
|
Personal Assistant
|
Dundalk, Co. Louth
|
1.00
|
Higher Executive Officer Scale €45,422 – €57,656 per annum
|
|
Personal Secretary
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
1.00
|
Executive Officer Higher Scale €29,820 – €49,180 per annum
|
|
Executive Officer
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
1.00
|
Executive Officer PPC Standard Scale €31,394 – €49,809per annum
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
2.50
|
Clerical Officer PPC Scale €23,802 – €38,593 per annum
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Dundalk, Co. Louth
|
1.00
|
Clerical Officer Higher Scale €23,663 – €37,460 per annum
|
Minister of State, Mr Dick Roche, T.D.
|
Grade/Position
|
Location
|
Number
|
Remuneration
|
|
Staff Officer
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
1.00
|
Staff Officer Standard Scale €34,089 – €45,517 per annum
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
2.00
|
Clerical Officer Higher Scale €23,663 – €37,460 per annum
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
.50
|
Clerical Officer Standard Scale €22,609 – €36,667 per annum
|
|
Personal Assistant
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
1.00
|
Higher Executive Officer Standard Scale €45,422 – €57,656 per annum
|
|
Personal Secretary
|
Bray, Co. Wicklow
|
1.00
|
Secretarial Assistant Scale €22,616 – €43,636 plus a 10% Attraction Allowance
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
1.00
|
Clerical Officer PPC Scale €23,802 – €38,593 per annum
|
Minister of State, Mr Michael Kitt, T.D.
|
Grade/Position
|
Location
|
Number
|
Remuneration
|
|
Personal Assistant
|
Bishop’s Square, Dublin
|
1.00
|
Parliamentary Assistant Scale €40,090 – €50,927 plus a 10% Attraction Allowance
|
|
Personal Secretary
|
Galway
|
1.00
|
Secretarial Assistant Scale €22,616 – €43,636 plus a 10% Attraction Allowance
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Bishop’s Square, Dublin
|
1.00
|
Clerical Officer PPC Scale €23,802 – €38,593 per annum
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Bishop’s Square, Dublin
|
1.00
|
Clerical Officer Higher Scale €23,663 – €37,460 per annum
|
From 14 June 2007 to 31 December 2007
|
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Dermot Ahern, T.D.
|
|
Grade/Position
|
Location
|
Number
|
Remuneration
|
|
Personal Assistant
|
Dundalk, Co. Louth
|
1.00
|
Higher Executive Officer Scale €44,314 – €56,250 per annum
|
|
Personal Secretary
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
1.00
|
Executive Officer Higher Scale €29,093 – €47,980 per annum
|
|
Executive Officer
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
1.00
|
Executive Officer PPC Standard Scale €30,628 – €48,594 per annum
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
2.50
|
Clerical Officer PPC Scale €23,221 – €37,651 per annum
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Dundalk, Co. Louth
|
1.00
|
Clerical Officer Higher Scale €23,086 – €36,546 per annum
|
Minister of State, Mr Dick Roche, T.D.
|
Grade/Position
|
Location
|
Number
|
Remuneration
|
|
Staff Officer
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
1.00
|
Staff Officer Standard Scale €33,258 – €44,407 per annum
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
1.00
|
Clerical Officer Higher Scale €23,086 – €36,546 per annum
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
2.00
|
Clerical Officer PPC Scale €23,221 – €37,651 per annum
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
.50
|
Clerical Officer Standard Scale €22,058 – €35,773 per annum
|
|
Personal Assistant
|
Iveagh House, Dublin
|
1.00
|
Higher Executive Officer Standard Scale €44,314 – €56,250 per annum
|
|
Personal Secretary
|
Bray, Co. Wicklow
|
1.00
|
Secretarial Assistant Scale €22,064 – €42,571 plus a 10% Attraction Allowance
|
Minister of State, Mr Michael Kitt, T.D.
|
Grade/Position
|
Location
|
Number
|
Remuneration
|
|
Personal Assistant
|
Bishop’s Square, Dublin
|
1.00
|
Parliamentary Assistant Scale €39,112 – €49,685 plus a 10% Attraction Allowance
|
|
Personal Secretary
|
Galway
|
1.00
|
Secretarial Assistant Scale €22,064 – €42,571 plus a 10% Attraction Allowance
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Bishop’s Square, Dublin
|
2.00
|
Clerical Officer PPC Scale €24,397 – €39,558 per annum
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
Bishop’s Square, Dublin
|
1.00
|
Clerical Officer Standard Scale €22,058 – €35, 773 per annum
|
Personal Pension Contribution (PPC) scales apply where officers were employed since 6 April 1995, pay class A rate of PRSI and make a personal pension contribution.
Overtime, travel and subsistence expenses are paid in accordance with normal Civil Service regulations.
Successive Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Ministers of State with responsibility for European Affairs have occupied the same accommodation in Iveagh House, St. Stephen's Green in the period in question. Constituency staff for each Minister and Minister of State are accommodated in an open plan office with the Personal Assistant, where relevant, located in a small single office. Ministers of State with responsibility for Overseas Development are provided with similar constituency office accommodation. In the case of Minister of State Michael Kitt T.D. this was located in Bishops Square, Dublin 2 and for Minister of State Peter Power T.D. the accommodation is in Riverstone House, Limerick.
The value of all such property, whether rented or owned by the State, is a matter for the Office of Public Works.
It is not possible to isolate the cost of utilities and accommodation-related services for these offices, i.e. cleaning and waste disposal, from the overall bills in respect of the buildings in question.
IT, communication and other costs
Each member of staff based in the Ministerial offices in the Department's premises is provided with IT and communication facilities from the Department's stocks i.e. PC, phone, print and faxing facilities and appropriate licences. The estimated annual average cost of these is €750 per officer.
Where officers are based in external constituency offices there is an initial set-up cost in providing the equipment and services at an average cost of €2,500.
Based on these estimated average costs, and including any expenditure on telephone charges and other non standard equipment, the following table sets out the IT and communication expenditure relating to Ministerial constituency offices for the periods in question. It is not possible to provide a breakdown of the cost of telephone calls made by constituency office staff.
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Period
|
Minister
|
Total
|
|
|
€
|
|
2010 to date
|
Micheál Martin T.D.
|
8,024
|
|
Dick Roche T.D.
|
4,173
|
|
Peter Power T.D.
|
6,085
|
|
2009
|
Micheál Martin T.D.
|
9,951
|
|
Dick Roche T.D.
|
4,023
|
|
Peter Power T.D.
|
4,812
|
|
7 May-December 2008
|
Micheál Martin T.D.
|
1,523
|
|
Dick Roche T.D.
|
5,484
|
|
Peter Power T.D.
|
4,706
|
|
January-6 May 2008
|
Dermot Ahern T.D.
|
6,624
|
|
Dick Roche T.D.
|
5,484
|
|
Michael Kitt T.D.
|
4,006
|
|
14 June-December 2007
|
Dermot Ahern T.D.
|
10,032
|
|
Dick Roche T.D.
|
2,719
|
|
Michael Kitt T.D.
|
6,347
|
Annual costs for headed paper from 2007 through to 2009 were €1,537 for the constituency offices of the Ministers and €345 for those of the Ministers of State.
